Pitched a pack of farmhouse dry yeast into 3.25 gallons at 1.052 this morning. 10 hours later it was burping through the airlock every 3.5 seconds.

This summer's cider.

Pitched one pack into a three gallon batch at 63f with a 62f ambient temperature. 1.055 and saw action in the airlock 10 hours later.

My first use of apex yeast. 3.3 gallons of ESB at 1.049.

Hydrometer sample was good.

There's a guy in the neighborhood who lets his dog go on other people's lawns and just walks away. I saw him on my backyard and reminded him to cleanup after his dog. "I'll go get a bag". Surprisingly he did. This morning as we returned from the grocery store there was a German Shepard roaming...

I bottled a bitter yesterday that was bittered with minstrel hops that was delicious. Come to find out that minstrel hops have been discontinued.

In the empty lot next to us.

Every time one of these lists comes out it verifies that our move to Fort Wayne was the right one.

The bushes in back just got to be too much so we did them in.

Used my last.one of these yesterday. It's been discontinued and no one seems to have any more.

APA

Brewed a classic apa this morning.

Tastes delicious.

Which of you started brewing with extract and moved to all-grain and who stayed with extract?

Finally replaced the beer fridge I gave up a couple of moves ago.

Five gallon batches are considered the norm. What size does everyone actually brew?

Today's brew.